Obsidian Systems invites practitioners, leaders, and partners to Smarter ’25, a focused one-day program at Irene Village Mall on 29 October featuring morning keynotes at Ster-Kinekor, hands-on breakouts across nearby restaurants, and an end-of-day networking social (16:00–18:00).
Smarter ’25 is designed as a hybrid experience: an in-person day that also generates rich digital assets, highlight reels, session recordings, short social clips, and interviews, so your team can keep learning after the event.
Program at a glance
- 09:30–11:30 Plenary (Ster-Kinekor): National-scale themes, industry context, and technology direction.
- 12:00–14:00 Breakouts: Multiple streams running in parallel across the mall’s restaurants; capacity is intentionally limited to 25–30 attendees per room to keep sessions practical and interactive.
- 14:30–16:00 Second block: Repeats/overflow and focused forums (including an invite-only C-level session).
- 16:00–18:00 Networking Social: Connect with peers, speakers, and sponsors.
Breakout tracks are tailored to the audience:
- Smarter Infrastructure (open source, hybrid cloud, automation)
- Smarter Collaboration (Agile teamwork, Atlassian tools, knowledge management)
- Smarter Delivery (DevOps culture, CI/CD, release pipelines)
- Smarter Security (compliance, governance, cyber resilience)
- Customer Success Stories
- Partner Expo
- Structured & informal networking.
“We built Smarter’25 around intimate, high-value sessions where people can ask hard questions and leave with something they can use on Monday,” says Muggie van Staden, CEO at Obsidian Systems. “From the cinema-style plenary to small-room breakouts, it’s a day for practitioners and decision-makers who want fewer slides and more substance.”
Who should attend?
- Builders & practitioners (DevOps, cloud/infrastructure, security, data/automation) looking for real-world patterns, templates, and peers to compare notes with.
- Platform owners and technical leads who want deeper, candid discussions in technical forums.
- C-suite and heads of IT exploring strategy and governance in curated, small-group sessions.
How to register
Registration is managed via Quicket; the event landing page will host the finalised agenda and ticketing. https://www.quicket.co.za/events/334426-smartertech-25/
Good to know
- Venues are within walking distance inside the mall; signage and staff will direct you between sessions.
- A videography/photography team will be on site to capture the day; look out for signage noting recording.
Join us for a practical, people-sized conference that trades hype for honest, usable insight and helps South African teams deliver smarter infrastructure, collaboration, delivery, and security.